Centaury at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
Identification history
| Centaurium sp. | 23 Dec 2023 | natureguy | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Dec 2023 | JohnGiacon |
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natureguy
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
Hmm I guess, I mean I was going off that you can't fully see the base of the plant (or is that the base?). To go further into this issue from a personal point of view I never find Centaurium ID particularly clear or convincing, there seems to be a lot of variation. For example, when going by the lack of basal rosette only, some that "seem" to be C. tenuiflorum appear to be quite similar in appearance to erythraea, but the more "typical?" that I associate with tenuiflorum (from scouring through the ones at my place and elsewhere out and about) are quite distinct when seen, as they have quite different flowers, especially the colour, e.g. Centaurium tenuiflorum (Branched Centaury) , this also features in the VicFlora key which states C. erythraea as pale pink whereas C. tenuiflorum as bright rose-pink to magenta. I've also found some C. erythraea appear to begin dying while flowering and the basal rosette can wither away (especially if it's dry), so I personally tend to also look more at the appearance of the plant, ones that are quite sturdy or large should mostly be erythraea again (Vicflora - biennial) whereas the spindly looking, smaller ones are mostly tenuiflorum (annual). This is probably only scratching the surface and perhaps not very scientific or backed up but seems to be represented throughout my personal experience with what I define as the two species when I'm out and about.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074912-35.247798
- Altitude 600.0m
- Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2023 03:33 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Centaurium sp. Scientific name
- Centaury Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1394.77m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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